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SpaceX begins demolition at Starbase Pad 1 to prepare for next‑generation Starship infrastructure upgrades

SpaceX has begun demolition at Pad 1 of its Starbase complex, launching a significant infrastructure upgrade phase to prepare the site for next‑generation Starship hardware. The demolition and follow‑on work will reconfigure pad facilities and ground systems at Starbase to support the new Starship infrastructure.

2025-10-28T14:26:32.866052-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

Launch roundup: Shenzhou-21 crew heads to Tiangong; India to launch CMS-03 as SpaceX sustains LEO tempo

2025-10-27T16:06:01.900943-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

JAXA to launch HTV‑X1 cargo ship to the ISS on H3 rocket

2025-10-25T15:13:30.189901-07:00

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NASA to reopen Artemis 3 lunar lander competition, putting SpaceX award back into play

2025-10-20T06:28:25.249950-07:00

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Space.com

Japan's first HTV‑X cargo ship set to berth at ISS today Japan’s first HTV‑X cargo spacecraft is scheduled to berth at the International Space Station around 11:50 a.m. ET on Oct. 29, completing its inaugural resupply mission. The arrival will exercise the vehicle’s systems and add a new national logistics capability to ISS operations.

2025-10-29T03:14:14.687133-07:00

Japan's first HTV‑X cargo ship set to berth at ISS today

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Orion’s safety-first design to carry four astronauts on Artemis II lunar flight NASA’s Orion capsule for Artemis II is engineered above all for crew safety as it prepares to carry four astronauts on the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. The piece outlines the capsule’s structural, life‑support, and abort systems designed to protect crew during launch, transit and reentry.

2025-10-28T21:13:58.203480-07:00

Orion’s safety-first design to carry four astronauts on Artemis II lunar flight

Spaceflight Now

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Blue Origin outlines lunar lander progress as Artemis 3 contract dispute unfolds Blue Origin says its contracted crewed landing for Artemis 5 remains years away, but the company is advancing multiple lunar landers, with at least one vehicle potentially flying to the surface later this year. That progress comes as an Artemis 3 contract dispute continues to unfold.

2025-10-28T16:53:44.701161-07:00

Blue Origin outlines lunar lander progress as Artemis 3 contract dispute unfolds

SpaceNews.com

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Month-long shutdown threatens to halt Artemis 2 preparations If the nearly month-long U.S. government shutdown continues, preparations for NASA's Artemis 2 mission could soon grind to a halt, an industry executive warned, threatening final integration, testing and launch readiness as agency operations, contractors and supply-chain work are disrupted.

2025-10-28T16:31:10.351646-07:00

Month-long shutdown threatens to halt Artemis 2 preparations

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SpaceX begins demolition at Starbase Pad 1 to prepare for next‑generation Starship infrastructure upgrades SpaceX has begun demolition at Pad 1 of its Starbase complex, launching a significant infrastructure upgrade phase to prepare the site for next‑generation Starship hardware. The demolition and follow‑on work will reconfigure pad facilities and ground systems at Starbase to support the new Starship infrastructure.

2025-10-28T14:26:32.866052-07:00

SpaceX begins demolition at Starbase Pad 1 to prepare for next‑generation Starship infrastructure upgrades

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Launch roundup: Shenzhou-21 crew heads to Tiangong; India to launch CMS-03 as SpaceX sustains LEO tempo Six missions comprise this week’s global launch manifest, led by China’s crewed Shenzhou-21 flight to Tiangong for a crew rotation that will relieve Shenzhou-20’s six-month incumbents. India plans a CMS-03 naval/communications launch, while multiple SpaceX missions maintain high LEO launch cadence.

2025-10-27T16:06:01.900943-07:00

Launch roundup: Shenzhou-21 crew heads to Tiangong; India to launch CMS-03 as SpaceX sustains LEO tempo

European Spaceflight

ArianeGroup and DLR to assemble and acceptance‑test Vinci engines at Lampoldshausen for Ariane 6 series production ArianeGroup and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will integrate, assemble and perform acceptance testing of complete Vinci upper‑stage engines at DLR’s Lampoldshausen test centre, implementing a 24 October 2025 agreement backed by ESA to support series production for Ariane 6.

2025-10-27T07:51:46.537608-07:00

ArianeGroup and DLR to assemble and acceptance‑test Vinci engines at Lampoldshausen for Ariane 6 series production

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ArianeGroup to move Vinci engine assembly and testing to Germany; new Lampoldshausen facility planned ArianeGroup will transfer responsibility for assembly and testing of the Vinci engine from its French operations to its German subsidiary, and will build a new facility in Lampoldshausen, Germany. The move shifts responsibility and establishes a dedicated German site for Vinci assembly and testing.

2025-10-27T07:51:46.537608-07:00

ArianeGroup to move Vinci engine assembly and testing to Germany; new Lampoldshausen facility planned

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